10 Far Side Comics That Turn Living Rooms Into Literal Death Traps

For most people, the living room is a safe space, but for the denizens of the Far Side, it could be just as dangerous as being out in the wild.

March 22, 2025 · 1 min · 12 words · Eric Miller

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2A Classic “Wrong Place, Wrong Time, What Is Thar Even Doing Here?”

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Far Side grinning man (left, foreground) & wolves dipping sheep in bowls at a party (right, background.)

The Far Side, a couple drinking coffee on their couch point as another couple is swallowed by quicksand.

Far Side, February 10, 1992, police find a man wrapped in christmas lights with his head stuck in a fishbowl

Far Side, January 13, 1992, a snake’s phone ring as it has a pig stuffed in its mouth

Far Side, March 8, 1991, Houdini’s skeleton, with his fingers stuck in ‘chinese handcuffs’

Far Side, May 28, 1990, a woman painting a tree in her living room is crushed by the real thing

Far Side February 21, 1990, a duck getting a midnight snack is ambushed in its own home

Far Side, February 15, 1990, a couple watches as their guests sink into their living room carpet

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Far Side, February 6, 1988, a dog with dynamite strapped to its chest goads its abusive owner into kicking it again.

Far Side, May 7, 1986, a traveling salesman knocks on the Deaths front door just as they settle in for the night

Far Side, January 28, 1985, a woman calls ‘Harry’s Squid-be-gone’

Far Side, November 15, 1984, a rat couple comes home to find a rat trap in their living room

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